Chapter 694: What's Going On?

Li An smiled as he looked at Guo Yao, his heart brimming with happiness and contentment. He knew it was all worth it. To protect this world, to protect the one he loved, he was willing to give everything.

However, just at that moment, a powerful suction force suddenly came from the peak of the void. That suction was so strong that everyone present felt fear.

"What's going on?" Guo Yao cried out in surprise. She gazed at the peak of the void, her eyes filled with worry and curiosity.

Li An furrowed his brow tightly; he felt the terrifying power contained within that suction. He knew this was absolutely no ordinary danger.

"Everyone be careful, a new danger is approaching," Li An reminded loudly.

As he spoke, he tightly gripped Guo Yao's hand, ready to face the coming challenge. He knew that no matter how many difficulties and dangers lay ahead, he would fight side by side with Guo Yao until the very last moment.

Just at that moment, a massive black hole suddenly appeared at the peak of the void. That black hole seemed like an endless abyss, constantly devouring everything around it.

"Not good, that's a Void Devourer!" Lilith suddenly shouted. Her face was filled with terror and panic, as if she had seen something dreadful.

"Void Devourer? What is that?" Li An asked in surprise. He hadn't expected such a terrifying being to exist.

Lilith explained: "A Void Devourer is a terrifying creature of the void; it specializes in devouring the power and matter within the void. If it gets close to the Void Core, then the entire void will be devoured by it."

The night was like ink, the stars hidden, and the gale at the peak of the void howled, carrying an ominous premonition. Li An, Guo Yao, and Lei Nuo stood at the edge of the Void Altar; the runes on the altar flickered with an eerie blue light, like the eyes of an abyss, staring intently at everyone who stepped into its domain.

Suddenly, a powerful suction erupted from the center of the altar, devouring everything around it like a black hole. Li An only felt an irresistible force violently yank him toward the void; his body tilted forward uncontrollably, and a flash of shock and defiance crossed his eyes.

"Li An!" Guo Yao cried out in alarm. Her delicate brows knit into a knot, her hands clenched into fists; she wanted to rush forward and grab him, but was blocked by that invisible force, and could only watch helplessly as Li An was sucked into that unknown abyss..

Lei Nuo stood to the side, his gaze complex. He crossed his arms over his chest, the corner of his mouth curving into a playful smile, yet a trace of barely perceptible hesitation flashed in his eyes. He thought to himself: "So this is the power of the Void Core? If I could make it mine…"

Li An only felt darkness before his eyes, and then fell into a strange space. All around was chaos, ethereal and drifting, as if without borders. The power of the Void Core rampaged wildly within his body, like a horse that had broken free of its reins, wantonly trampling his meridians and flesh.

"Ah!" Li An howled in agony, his hands clenched tightly into fists, veins bulging, the sweat on his forehead rolling down like beads from a broken string. He tried to use his willpower to suppress this power, but that violent energy struck at his defenses again and again like a raging flood and fierce beast.

"Li An, hold on!" Guo Yao's anxious voice echoed in his ears, but her words seemed to be sealed off in another world; Li An could only faintly sense her presence..